Exploring the pitfalls of indirect democracy, the chapter discusses how corrupt politicians may serve their own interests rather than the will of the people, leading to the rise of morally corrupt individuals in modern politics and potential danger of totalitarian rule in western democracies.
“Remember Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes exhausts and [destroys] itself. . .It is in vain to Say that Democracy is … less proud, less selfish, less ambitious or less avaricious than Aristocracy or Monarchy. It is not true in Fact and no where appears in history. Those Passions are the same in all […]
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